Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

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Originally Posted by DarthSkywalker

Yeah exactly, we have no idea where this is going yet. The look and kiss Natasha gives Cap at the end screamed "something more". A kiss on the cheek from Natasha means a lot more then a good make out session.

Agreed. I think it is very likely that in Age of Ultron, that "something more" may happen.

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

See I read that kiss all differently. The arc of their relationship was not moving towards "Ohhh...there's some romantic thing developing here..." in my opinion.

It was moving towards these two colleagues, with totally different world views, learning to fully trust each other and positively change the other in subtle ways. That kiss, to me, was totally platonic. A kiss on the cheek just happens to be the movie shorthand way of telling us that. As things stand in the Marvel Cinematic Universe now, Natasha is Steve's BEST FRIEND. We'll see how close Sam and Steve have gotten in Captain America 3, but I expect that in Avengers 2, we'll see Steve leaning on Natasha a bit. Perhaps Hawkeye will be a bit jealous which could lead to that tension that existed between Captain America and Hawkeye throughout Avengers comic history.

Sharon should be the lead female next time. I'd be shocked if she wasn't.

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

Agent 13. Van Camp was really good. She can carry a bigger role in a next film.

But mainly because I think Black Widow should get her own film at this point. I'm not a huge ScarJo fan, but she's been serviceable, she's an A-list star, and I think the character has more than proved she can carry a solo film.

Plus, this movie was getting crowded and drifting into The Dark Knight Rises territory with all the characters and side plots during the final act. Let Black Widow move on and have her own film.

(This is not btw me suggesting that there should only be one token female "lead" in a film, or any of the MCU films. As a woman I hate that notion. But this film was getting crowded and there were two other amazing ladies in addition to Black Widow -- Maria and Sharon. Let Widow move on.)

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

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Originally Posted by Minxie

Someone pointed out a few weeks ago that, logistically, a BW movie is still very far away because Marvel only puts out like 2 films a year and the schedule for the next few years is already full. If they were gonna do it in Phase 3 they would have announced it by now.

So unless things change there, I'll want Natasha back for Cap 3 and Sharon, as well. I don't see why we can't have both. The notion there's only room for one female character in these movies is nonsense.

I also really like the idea of the Cap movies being like their own mini-Avengers stories featuring the Cap Family, which includes Natasha, Bucky, Sam and Sharon led by Steve. I think that should be what Cap 3 revolves around.

This is why I think it should be called: "Widowmaker" [starring Black Widow and Hawkeye with major background for each] or even like "S.H.I.E.L.D: Operation Widowmaker" [including Nick Fury and Hill as major players]

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

Curious to get some feedback here on this, but how did people here see the relationship portrayed between Steve and Natasha in this film?

I've seen some who feel like the two came off more like siblings (minus the undercover kiss.lol), while others felt like they were more like regular friends, and even some who feel like there was more that was brewing underneath it all.

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

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Originally Posted by herolee10

Curious to get some feedback here on this, but how did people here see the relationship portrayed between Steve and Natasha in this film?

I've seen some who feel like the two came off more like siblings (minus the undercover kiss.lol), while others felt like they were more like regular friends, and even some who feel like there was more that was brewing underneath it all.

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

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Originally Posted by herolee10

Curious to get some feedback here on this, but how did people here see the relationship portrayed between Steve and Natasha in this film?

I've seen some who feel like the two came off more like siblings (minus the undercover kiss.lol), while others felt like they were more like regular friends, and even some who feel like there was more that was brewing underneath it all.

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

As someone who feels like having Agent 13 as the female lead in TWS would have made a much weaker movie, it's gotta be Sharon moving forward, not just because they set it up for that, but because Steve and Natasha's arc is basically that they can't be together, because Black Widow has no sense of self, which makes it hard for Cap to trust her, she feels he needs someone nice... and the truth is... he does. He doesn't need danger as much as she needs stability. He's a 1940's guy.

Agent 13, as CIA with a strong moral compass, can now further ground Steve, and be the thing he needs. She's the female lead.

I think Falcon, Black Widow, Bucky, maybe even Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye will all be present, but Agent 13 needs to be the female lead and bona-fide love interest here.

Re: Who should be the "Female Lead" in the next film? Agent 13 or Black Widow?

I would like to see Bernie Rosenthal in some way. She was a lawyer who was Steve Rogers' love interest for most of the 1980s. They could introduce her as "This is the kind of woman Steve Rogers might have fallen for if he hadn't gotten the Super Solider Serum, or had not gotten lost in the ice." She's kind of like Peggy Carter, but obviously not a secret agent.